“Beginning with Samuel, all the prophets said these days would come.
Heaven must receive him until the time when God makes everything new, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets.
But now we know we can be made right with God apart from the law, even though the Law and the Prophets are actually witnesses about this.
All this took about 450 years. “After that, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
So turn away from your sins and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped away. Then the time will come when the Lord makes everything new.
He explained and proved that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah!” he said.
They said the Messiah would suffer but then be the first to rise from the dead, and that he would bring the message of light to the Jews and to the Gentiles.”